Friday Fictioneers – Radium Daguerreotype

There, in the top right corner, that blur. See it? No, it’s not a smudge, it’s real. This is a special kind of camera. No holiday snaps of laughing kids here. The device strips away the flesh, to reveal … see? Your ribs, your radius, humerus and ulna. The miraculous complexity of the wrist. The radium camera reveals what you’re made of. But the blur isn’t a bone – it’s your spirit.

No, you can’t keep the image, sorry. We hold them in safe keeping. Sometimes we spread them all out on the floor and compare souls, judge who’s most worthy.

Friday fictioneers is a weekly challenge set by Rochelle Wisoff Fieldsto write a 100-word story in response to a photo prompt. You can find other stories here.

Chillingly creepy, Neil. While people do expose themselves to varying degree on FB etc, we have control over what we choose to share. In this instance, our control has been violated, which is something quite a lot of people get upset about.
Best wishes,
Rowena

A photographer judging my soul- how scary would that be. You are a fantastic storyteller. This line “Sometimes we spread them all out on the floor and compare souls, judge who’s most worthy,” chilled me to the bone.